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The highest elevation towns in New Mexico fit the bill perfectly, unless the winter lows are too low for you. Brilliantly sunny, summer tops out at 80, very dry. Look at Angel Fire, Ruidoso, and/or Cloudcroft. (If you haven't already moved to Denver.)
Denver, CO or Portland, Oregon. These are not very big, and certainly won't be overwhelming.
^Salt Lake is a good suggestion too, and based on all the criteria given might be almost perfect. I can't recommend it in good conscience however as it might be even more of a culture shock to a Brit than other US cities. Large mormon population, very dull nightlife.
If you want snowy but mildish winters paired with mild summers then that only exists in SE Alaska (where the capital is, Juneau), very similar climate to Norway. If you want to be in the lower 48 then Bellingham or Olympia in Washington, however it’s mostly rainy, but will snow more often than Seattle or Portland.
I come from England where (as no doubt everyone is aware) the weather can best be described using words with four letters or several asterisks.
Ideally I'd like to move somewhere with four distinct seasons, but the biggest issue is humidity. I'm a pale, skinny Brit that doesn't cope well with high humidity or very hot weather. In fact, even on so-called 'hot' humid days in England (i.e. anything over 25°C / 75°F) I can feel uncomfortable. A dry heat is more bearable but anything over 80°F is just a bit too much.
Sunshine in summer is important though - otherwise it's not really a summer. I'd also like to live somewhere with some interesting scenery as I'd like to go walking/cycling/exploring - forests, hills, mountains, lakes etc. A major/large city would probably be out of the question as a place to live although a small town that's close to one would be good. Cities in England just aren't on the same scale as ones in the US and the sheer size would probably freak me out.
I think you guys are missing the point here guys, 85F is not considered mild for the OP.
So places like Santa Fe, Denver, or Salt Lake City is not going to work because their summers are way to hot for the OP.
There are also places in the interior of BC that might work too such as Prince George
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